AFL 2019 pre-season trial matches: Dates, times, venues

Tom Naghten

AFL 2019 pre-season trial matches: Dates, times, venues image

While many fans may consider February cricket's domain, some will be well and truly hankering for a glimpse of winter's superstars as the warmer months begin to wind down.

For those of you hoping to gain some intel on your team for 2019, get a headstart on your Supercoach team, or just looking to avoid AFLX, a host of pre-season trial matches might take your fancy.

Before the JLT Community Series gets underway, coaches can tinker with their teams and structures in opposed intra-club matches or trial games against their competition rivals.

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Many of them are on February 22nd, the same day as AFLX, meaning plenty of the league's biggest stars will be sitting out ahead of the Marvel Stadium exhibition.

Here's the list of pre-season trial matches still to come.

GWS v Sydney practice match

Friday, February 22

Blacktown International Sports Park

Time: 9:30am

Live stream? Yes, via Swans' and Giants' websites.

West Coast intra-club match

Friday, February 22

Venue and time TBC

Collingwood v Melbourne practice match

Saturday, February 23

Olympic Park Oval

Time: 10am

Live stream? Yes, via the Melbourne website.

St Kilda intra-club match

Saturday, February 23

RSEA Park

Time: 10.30am

Live stream? Yes, via the club app.

Adelaide (U23) v Port Adelaide (U23) practice match

Saturday, February 23

Thebarton Oval

Time: 11am ACDT

Live stream? Yes, via the Power website.

Gold Coast v Brisbane practice match

Saturday, February 23

Metricon Stadium

Time: 3pm

Live stream? Nope.

 

As for the rest, Essendon have said they will not be hosting a full intra-club match, while Fremantle, Richmond and Western Bulldogs have not yet announced when theirs will be.

Tom Naghten

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Tom Naghten is a senior editor at The Sporting News Australia where he's been part of the team since 2017. He predominantly covers boxing and MMA. In his spare time, he likes to watch Robbie Ahmat's goal against the Kangaroos at the SCG in 2000.